Corporate Edition of BSD SpecLink-E Released

The initial version of SpecLink-E, dubbed the Professional Edition, has been designed for users with four or fewer concurrent users. A new version of BSD SpecLink-E has recently been released. The Corporate Edition, as it has been named, has been designed for larger organizations that need access for five or more users at a time. It incorporates a standard version of Microsoft’s SQL Server database product, rather than the Express version of SQL Server that is used in the Professional Edition. The Corporate Edition of SLE has no limits on database size, and it can use multiple gigabytes of memory and servers with multiple processors to boost its processing speed and throughput. The Corporate Edition should have no problem handling many users at the same time in the same project or in multiple projects...(more)

BSD LinkMan-E Now Available

BSD is proud to announce that BSD LinkMan-E (LME) is now available to all SpecLink-E users.  Using LinkMan-E is a multi-step process that allows a project manager to compare data from the linked applications and to identify discrepancies. It’s also possible to use LME to activate sections and select product data in SLE, based on the information from Revit.

In LME, the fastest results happen when standard Revit objects are used in the model and when SpecLink-E master text is used for the product specifications -- both are pre-linked to the LME Dashboards.  Since this is not possible in many cases, particularly in Revit, LME provides for easy additions by using drag-and-drop to make the links.  In addition, all additional linkages are saved in the LME database for use on subsequent projects.....(more)

CSI GreenFormat™ Links Added to BSD SpecLink®

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and Building Systems Design, Inc. (BSD) today announced that the latest update of the BSD SpecLink automated specification writing software includes hundreds of hyperlinks connecting individual specification sections with relevant ”green” product information in CSI’s GreenFormat web-based database... (more)

To Upgrade or Not to Upgrade...That Is the Question

Whether to upgrade to BSD's latest software products is undoubtedly a question for many users. Some people are early adopters, while others would rather not change at all. We understand and are trying to make the decision easier. Click the link to find out
about the incentives available for those updating to SpecLink-E...(more)

Greetings from the Spec Department

BSD's Spec Department would like to introduce our newest member, Joe Moreland, as well as reintroduce ourselves to you. If you've had a question about content in SpecLink over the past several years, chances are you talked to and/or exchanged emails with one of us. We appreciate your questions and feedback as they help make SpecLink as good as it is....(more)

About Your Updates

About your SpecLink® & PerSpective® updates...(more)

BSD Customer Case Study: 
BSD SpecLink Helps WHR Architects Save Time and Money

With over 160 people located in Houston and Dallas, the 30-year-old firm is working on projects throughout the US for top-tier public and private medical and educational institutions.

WHR Architects is a full-service architecture, planning, and interior design firm focused on projects in health care, education, science, and technology. WHR’s commitment to critical thinking is balanced by an ingrained empathy that results in both improved project outcomes and positive working experiences with their clients.

These characteristics not only help deliver a high level of client satisfaction, they are bringing a new accountability to design and consulting while meeting the challenges of technology, operational and financial performance, safety and productivity. WHR’s holistic approach and design leadership bring particular value on technically complex projects...(more)

Project Specs by BSD SpecLink Subscribers

	2008	2009	YTD
Mfr Name Listings in Specs	2,164,557	3,693,492	489,135
Total Spec Sections Written	739,699	2,133,530	268,086
Projects in Progress	22,320	26,325	4,158
New Project Specs Started	15,052	21,168	4,757
Ave. No. Sections Per Project	~33	~81	~64

New Section Synopses

This quarter BSD adds three new sections to SpecLink and SpecLink-E:  Decorative Metal Fences & Gates, Helical Foundations, and Rainscreen Weather Barriers with 2-D Drainage. Click the link to find out more about these new sections...(more)

Featured Manufacturers for Spring 2010

BSD gives building product manufacturers the opportunity to explain to SpecLink users the advantages of their products.  In the Spring 2010 update, we have expanded this feature to showcase these manufacturers:  Ameristar Fence, Foundation Supportworks, Cosella-Dörken, Akzo Nobel - Glidden Professional, Duro Last Roofing, Pactiv, PG LifeLink, Transolid, Viking, and Wausau Windows.  To learn more about them, keep reading...(more)

Product Q&A

Quarterly Q&A designed to ask and answer your most common questions on all of BSD's products. This quarter we feature questions about SpecLink-E and the SpecLink-to-SpecLink-E changeover.... (more)

Training Schedule

The BSD SpecLink-E Workshop
The BSD SpecLink-E two-day workshop is held every other month or so in Atlanta and at many other locations around the US. The first day is devoted to learning the basics of SpecLink-E, including how to navigate within the software, start a new project, edit sections, understand how the links and choices work, and how to format, print and export the final document. It is designed for new users. The second day covers how to create and maintain your own office master... (more)

Archives

Catch up on BSD news: previous feature articles, case studies, and Q&As. Download past LinkLines... (more)